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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO ADVISORY NUMBER  15

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

1100 PM HST SUN AUG 23 2015



...KILO MOVES CLOSER TO JOHNSTON ISLAND...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.8N 166.7W

ABOUT 730 MI...1175 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

ABOUT 230 MI...365 KM SE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

* JOHNSTON ISLAND



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED WITHIN 36 HOURS.



INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...AS WELL AS

THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MARINE

MONUMENT...SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KILO OVER THE NEXT

SEVERAL DAYS.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN

HONOLULU HAWAII.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 166.7 WEST. THE

DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND

THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY THEN TURN NORTHWARD

TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. KILO IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND REACH TROPICAL

STORM STRENGTH ON MONDAY. GRADUAL INTENSIFICATION WILL CONTINUE

TUESDAY.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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WIND...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO

DEVELOP ACROSS JOHNSTON ON MONDAY.



SURF...LARGE SURF ALONG REEFS AND SHORELINES TONIGHT THROUGH

WEDNESDAY.



RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE PERIPHERY OF

KILO WILL REACH JOHNSTON ISLAND EARLY MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH

THE DAY.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 AM HST.

NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER TANABE